This is interesting: The NFL is tinkering with its Super Wild Card Weekend format, I’m told, likely to have it conclude on a Monday night. This means two games Saturday, three games Sunday… and one Monday with a broadcast partner to be determined. Fun change.
Imagine playing a Monday night playoff game to turn around and play on Saturday afternoon. Nothing like making a team play on a short week cuz monsiees [Reply]
If they made sure the winner of the Monday night game played the late game on Sunday, it wouldn't be that different than a Sunday team that has to play the next Saturday. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Talisman:
If they made sure the winner of the Monday night game played the late game on Sunday, it wouldn't be that different than a Sunday team that has to play the next Saturday.
The NFL is extending the wild-card weekend, as the league announced Friday that one of its six first-round playoff games would be played on Monday, Jan. 17.
The schedule for wild-card weekend will now feature two games on Saturday, three on Sunday and one on Monday. No announcement was made about which network would air each game, though CBS and NBC will broadcast two contests that weekend while Fox and ESPN will each have one.
The 2020 playoffs featured 14 teams for the first time, with only the No. 1 seed in each conference receiving a bye to the divisional round.
Wild-card playoff schedule (all times ET)
Saturday, Jan. 15
Game 1: 4:35 p.m.
Game 2: 8:15 p.m.
Sunday, Jan. 16
Game 1: 1:05 p.m.
Game 2: 4:40 p.m.
Game 3: 8:15 p.m.